Spicy chili crisp dipping sauce (vegan)

Creamy chili crisp dipping sauce in bowl by air fried green beans.

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Spicy chili crisp dipping sauce (vegan)

Spicy vegan chili crisp dipping sauce is a creamy, umami-rich sauce that's excellent with appetizers like fried green beans for dunking. It also makes a tantalizing sandwich spread.

Makes about ½ cup of sauce

Prep Time4

Cook Time1

Total Time5

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Keyword: dairy free spread, egg free, spicy mayo

Servings: people

Calories: 95kcal

Author: Cadry Nelson

Ingredients

½ cup vegan mayonnaise (I use Vegenaise)
1 teaspoon chili crisp (Fly By Jing is my favorite.)
½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
½ teaspoon granulated onion
1 clove garlic grated or pressed
Pinch of salt

Instructions

Combine vegan mayonnaise, chili crisp, apple cider vinegar, granulated onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
For the garlic, I recommend using a Microplane zester or garlic press, so that it becomes very fine, almost like a paste. (If you don't have one, mince it finely.)
You can serve the chili crisp mayo dipping sauce right away. But for the best results, I recommend putting it in a covered container and refrigerating it for several hours. The flavors get a chance to deepen and meld, and it becomes even more delicious.

Notes

If you're not a big garlic fan, you can leave it out.

I recommend waiting to make flavor adjustments until after the chili crisp dipping sauce has had a chance to refrigerate for a few hours. Once the flavors have melded, taste and make any tweaks/adjustments you like.

If you'd like it to be spicier, add more chili crisp.
If you'd like it tangier, add more apple cider vinegar.
If it needs to be saltier, add more salt.

Storage instructions

Store this vegan dipping sauce in a covered container in the refrigerator. It will keep for about a week. I do not recommend freezing it.

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